Cruising Is Back on US Waterways
Cruising on U.S. waterways is officially back. American Cruise Line’s 100-passenger Independence departed March 13 from Amelia Island/Jacksonville, Fla., for an eight-day… Read More »
Seabourn Extends Flexible Cancelation Policy Through May 31
Luxury line Seabourn has extended its “Book with Confidence” policy through May 31, 2021. For bookings made by May 31, 2021, on… Read More »
Lindblad Expeditions Launches New Itineraries
Lindblad Expeditions announced new itineraries this month, promising epic new adventures, along with the debut of two new polar ships…. Read More »
Carnival CEO Believes Cruise Industry Won’t Bounce Back Until 2023
Carnival Corporation & plc chief executive officer Arnold Donald said during a recent interview that he believes the cruise industry… Read More »
Cruise Trends One Year Into the COVID-19 Pandemic
March Cruise Trends Online cruise marketplace CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends report for March 2021, painting a picture of trends in consumer behavior… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines Launches New Orlando-to-Honolulu Flights
Hawaiian Airlines today announced new, twice-weekly nonstop service between Orlando (MCO) and Honolulu (HNL) that will conveniently connect the Sunshine to the Aloha state. Passengers… Read More »
Spring Break Prompts Pandemic-Era Record Number of Air Travelers
Folks who are expecting airports and planes to be fairly empty amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are in for a… Read More »
Start-Up Airline Breeze Airways Gets DOT Approval
Breeze Airways, the start-up airline created by JetBlue founder David Neeleman, has cleared a huge hurdle. The U.S. Department of… Read More »
Planet Hollywood and The LINQ Hotels To Return To Full-Week Operations
Casino-resort giant Caesars Entertainment today announced that it plans to resume hotel operations seven days a week at Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood Resort… Read More »
Passenger Arrested for Urinating in Seat, Pushing Flight Attendant
An Alaska Airlines passenger allegedly urinated in his seat, pushed a flight attendant and refused to wear a face mask… Read More »
FAA Proposes $14,500 Civil Penalty Against Passenger
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $14,500 civil penalty against an airline passenger for allegedly interfering with flight… Read More »
New Hotel Openings To Look for in 2021
New Hotels The year 2020 was a difficult one for hotel operators, but 2021 shows new promise. Hotels must also… Read More »
IATA says Travel Pass can eliminate virus test fraud
The International Air Transport Association is touting its Travel Pass as a way to establish reliable proof of negative coronavirus… Read More »
Travelers United sues MGM Resorts over “drip pricing”
MGM Resorts is being sued by Travelers United, a nonprofit travel advocacy group, over its “drip pricing” policy that charges… Read More »
A tour of the best castles in the US sounded regal
Today’s dose of mental vacationing takes you to some rather royal properties. This storybook map takes you on a tour… Read More »
Kessler group takes lead in adopting cryptocurrency
The Kessler Collection has become the first US luxury hotel group to accept cryptocurrency as payment. “I believe cryptocurrency is… Read More »
COVID-19 detection app VeriFLY adopted by Hyatt
Hyatt Hotels will employ a widely used app called VeriFLY to test guests and visitors for coronavirus infection. Hyatt’s version,… Read More »
Las Vegas bets on digital approach to spark reservations
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is using a multimedia approach to drive a renewed interest in consumer and… Read More »
Travel advisor innovations “the silver lining”
The pandemic inspired a number of travel agents to create new businesses, often in support of travel agencies and advisors,… Read More »
Kessler group takes lead in adopting cryptocurrency
The Kessler Collection has become the first US luxury hotel group to accept cryptocurrency as payment. “I believe cryptocurrency is… Read More »
Travel advisors report lots of last-minute travel
Travel advisors say business so far this year is a mixed bag with some travelers rescheduling or canceling trips while… Read More »
Hotels, other hard-hit REITs attract investors anew
Lodging, retail, office and residential categories of real estate investment trusts are being targeted by investors after suffering heavily during… Read More »
Okla. casino-resort undergoing $500M expansion project
A $500 million overhaul of the Choctaw Casino and Resort in Durant, Okla., is underway and will feature more than… Read More »
Travelers United sues MGM Resorts over “drip pricing”
MGM Resorts is being sued by Travelers United, a nonprofit travel advocacy group, over its “drip pricing” policy that charges… Read More »
Hilton’s Egypt growth plan: 9 hotels, 3 new brands
Hilton Worldwide plans to add nine hotels by 2026 to the 14 it lists in Egypt, with three new brands… Read More »
Progress, with far to go, found in US hotel occupancy
US weekly hotel occupancy reached a 20-week high in the Feb. 28-March 6 period, though it remained well below that… Read More »